Verse 101

        अनाथानं भवनाथो,
        भीतानं अभयङ्करो;
        सरणङ्करो दीनानं,
        बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.
    
        Anāthānaṃ bhavanātho,
        Bhītānaṃ abhayaṅkaro;
        Saraṇaṅkaro dīnānaṃ,
        Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.
    
        I bow to the Buddha,
        A universal protector of the destitute,
        He made the frightened fearless,
        And gave refuge to the miserable.
    

Vocabulary

  1. anātho - destitude, helpless
  2. bhavana + nātho - existence, being + protector, saviour
  3. bhīti - fear
  4. abhayaṅkaro - fostering fearlessness (a + bhayaṃ + ṅ + karo - no + fear + making)
  5. saraṇaṅkaro - providing refuge (saraṇaṃ + ṅ + karo - refuge, salvation + making)
  6. dīna - base, miserable, mean

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